weather change

despite working in the middle east for more than ten years, i still haven't got the hang of the weather ... spring is officially over, summer has arrived three day ago.... with winter that are nearly freezing and summer that is excruciatingly hot and humid at times, climate that changes at least 3 times a day... this is what we are to contend with right now...

after a few days of dusty weather, a few sand storm and a few trickle of rain summer has set in... with temperature way above 40 degrees Celsius with the onset of summer, people will definitely be confined within the comfort of the air conditioned offices and houses...

with the humid weather most likely to start in another 2-3 weeks time, a lot of people will definitely have a hard time coping, especially the new comers and those that are not too accustomed to such climate...

but come to think of it, it is healthy for every body, people do pay good sum of money just to use the steam bath or spa just to relive themselves of cholesterol.... an here we are with free steam bath....

computer courses

my friend and i was chatting the other day, he told me that he would like to learn new things that will help him out in his work and at the same time he can use in his future endeavor... he was inquiring where he could possibly enroll in some computer courses...

i told him that i know some local organization and association sanctioned by the embassy that provides such courses, unfortunately he said that he can't attend a similar class due to time constraint as he works 6 days a week and has long work schedule due to overtime works...

i inquire if he has computer and ADSL connection at home and was advised that they do have both... i suggested to him that his best recourse then is to look for an online computer course, there are plenty of sites that do offer these kind of courses and it gives him more flexibility and will be based on his own schedule and learning speed...

on learning...

i was out with my friends over the weekend and one of my fishing buddy advised me that he wouldn't be able to come with us... he told me he found one of the local association that aims to equip fellow contract workers like us new skills... i told him that it is a good start, at least if it is something that will eventually make him more competent and competitive it is something that is worth indulging into...

he said that he wants to learn new skills, something that he can pass on to his children, something that he can start with eventually when he stops working overseas... i told him i am all for it... and bid him good luck on his new endeavor...

well worth it

for a long time i always dreamed of photography as a pastime.... but due to the fact that a decent professional camera cost a fortune, not to mention the films, developing cost and other equipment you need to develop your pictures..... that was before the advent of the digital era... now a days there are plenty of digital camera that is flooding the market... of various brand, models and the features was astonishing...

for quite some time i was surfing the Internet , looking for a digital camera that is inexpensive, yet powerful enough when it comes to optical zoom without the need to buy additional lenses and filters... after some years of looking around, waiting, finally i found a digital camera that really suites my requirement... I'd say that it was worth the wait....

over the weekend i was with my friends, and we have tested the camera without even reading the manual, typical of us.... hahhaha

now i am in the process of in depth reading of the manual to be able to tale full advantage of ts wonderful features.... i hope to be able to post some of the pictures i will be taking in the days to come...